… But what is distressing is the latest mischief created by certainly agent provocateurs trying to discredit Bersih 2.0!

And it is madness and basically an atrocious lie for any quarter to state or try to link the bizarre, strange inexplicable finding of 44 Molotov cocktails, 39 parang, 43 firecrackers and 48 T-shirts with the Bersih logo in Gombak, Selangor and three locations in Kuala Lumpur.

Stranger than fiction is the finding of these items within the vicinity of Sogo shopping complex, Wisma Bumi Raya and Pertama Complex after receiving a tip off.

It is all so very convenient but certainly the work of amateurs wanting to frame innocents!

Why would Bersih members leave Bersih T-shirts there let alone tip off if indeed they are the notorious and evil group as painted by our great politicians and politician wannabees and others who are so convoluted in body, mind and spirit!

Simple logic they would be wearing it during the march before ‘collecting’ all those parangs and petrol bombs right?

As I said it is too convenient!

As one commentator rather sarcastically stated in a column – ‘Maybe if the police does some forensic work they can find a certain opposition leader’s finger prints and semen stain in one of the bags or better yet, on one of the Bersih T-shirts?’

From Dictatorship to Democracy (A Conceptual Framework for Liberation) by Gene Sharp

Chapter 3 – Whence Comes the Power

The “monkey master” fable

A Fourteenth Century Chinese parable by Liu-Ji, for example, outlines this neglected understanding of political power quite well:

In the feudal state of Chu an old man survived by keeping monkeys in his service. The people of Chu called him “ju gong” (monkey master). Each morning, the old man would assemble the monkeys in his courtyard, and order the eldest one to lead the others to the mountains to gather fruits from bushes and trees. It was the rule that each monkey had to give one-tenth of his collection to the old man. Those who failed to do so would be ruthlessly flogged. All the monkeys suffered bitterly, but dared not complain.

One day, a small monkey asked the other monkeys: “Did the old man plant all the fruit trees and bushes?” The others said: “No, they grew naturally.” The small monkey further asked: “Can’t we take the fruits without the old man’s permission?” The others replied: “Yes, we all can.” The small monkey continued: “Then, why should we depend on the old man; why must we all serve him?”

Before the small monkey was able to finish his statement, all the monkeys suddenly became enlightened and awakened.

On the same night, watching that the old man had fallen asleep, the monkeys tore down all the barricades of the stockade in which they were confined, and destroyed the stockade entirely. They also took the fruits the old man had in storage, brought all with them to the woods, and never returned. The old man finally died of starvation.Yu-li-zi says, “Some men in the world rule their people by tricks and not by righteous principles. Aren’t they just like the monkey master? They are not aware of their muddleheadedness. As soon as their people become nlightened, their tricks no longer work.”